Creighton: Next year's Budget 'will not be this difficult'

Minister for European Affairs Lucinda Creighton has said that Budget 2013 is as balanced and fair as it can be.

Minister for European Affairs Lucinda Creighton has said that Budget 2013 is the "most painful point" of Ireland's financial adjustment.

Today TDs will begin debating the social welfare elements of the package, which have prompted an angry reaction both inside and outside Leinster House.